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Introducing Jordan Montgomery before his Major League debut

Jordan
Montgomery will be the fifth starter in the Yankees rotation, making his Major
League debut on Wednesday in the Bronx. Standing at 6’6,” the left hander has a
pretty nice arsenal of pitches for such a young guy.He has a four-seamer, curveball, cutter,
changeup, and a sinker.Before Spring
Training, he was considered a long shot to make it to the big leagues out of
camp.But after his impressive spring,
he made Joe Girardi seriously consider bringing him up. He pitched 19.2 innings
and allowed seven earned runs and struck out 17. He made six spring appearances
including two starts pitching to a 3.20 ERA.Last season Montgomery was in both the Double-A and Triple-A where he
had a 2.19 ERA and struck out about 23% of the batters he faced. With his dominance in the minor leagues, Montgomery's development was kickstarted.

Photo Credit: Chris O'Meara | AP

Montgomery
was a fourth round pick (122nd overall) in the 2014 draft.He played for the University of South
Carolina.The BBB staff has ranked him
the 21st overall prospect with pitchers like Chad Green, Albert Abreu, Chance
Adams, and Justus Sheffield to just name a few above him.That does not mean he is not ready, and he may rise in the rankings very soon. The team probably loved the fact that he has five pitches which is rare for a
young pitcher.Look at Luis Severino, who
came into the league with two pitches that were solid and one that needed a lot
of work.After one season, teams watched film on Severino and before you knew it he was back in the AAA.Hopefully Montgomery wide variety of pitches
will allow him to confuse the Rays in his first start and give the bullpen a
lead to preserve.At the end of the day, it is always exciting watching a young pitcher in his first start so lets all
enjoy it and hope for many more from Jordan Montgomery.

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